My son will always struggle more than his neurotypical peers to master the art of reading non-verbal cues, but I have found that practice really helps.
Charlie Capen | Posted 06.01.2012
I can't take it anymore so I'm writing this down ... on my phone. I'm watching a dad. He's the ugliest thing I've ever seen. Grotesque.
Ariane Zurcher | Posted 06.01.2012
Being in contact with these kind autists has taught me more than any specialist, article, book or news show. These people with their writing and blogs have opened my mind to the very real possibilities that exist for my daughter. This gives me hope.
Etan Thomas | Posted 06.01.2012
Isn't it amazing how persuasive kids can be and how they can change your entire routine and how you feel no longer matters, but it becomes all about them?
Lisa Wexler | Posted 06.01.2012
If you've read the papers lately, you already know how fat we are. The American Heart Association tells us that fully one third of our kids are at lea...
Margaret Hyde | Posted 05.30.2012
The most memorable Father's Day gifts are the ones made by kids with their own little hands for their dad. Every dad has enough ties and mugs, but you can never have enough keepsakes made with love.
Women & Co | Posted 05.30.2012
What resources do you use to make healthy, budget-friendly choices?
Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe, MD | Posted 05.30.2012
There will always be a new technological temptation, but true living will always be unplugged. Teach your kids that today and they will someday thank you for that... perhaps even in person!
The Huffington Post | Susan Stiffelman | Posted 05.30.2012
Dear Susan, When I was growing up, my brothers and I always had chores on the weekends. We didn't like it, but we just did them. My own kids -- 9 a...
Rhiana Maidenberg | Posted 05.30.2012
When did completing two years of preschool begin meriting a diploma? If anyone deserves to be celebrated, it is the parents who survived the trying preschool years.
Robi Ludwig | Posted 05.30.2012
There's clearly a fine line parent's walk when they want to strongly encourage their kid's talents but not overly pressure them or burn them out.
Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 05.30.2012
Melanie's husband died suddenly at 35, leaving her to care for their three sons, ages 8, 4, and 10 months. She had no family nearby. Turns out, she had something just as valuable: A network of friends.
John McCormick | Posted 05.30.2012
How do I tear the kids away from flashing lights and explosions and get them to sit with a book or tell a story?
Jason Good | Posted 05.30.2012
Though I fear for my skin and internal organs, my son is goddamn adorable. He's my first choice for "People I would let excavate my throat," and "If you had to pick someone to accidentally give you a spleenectomy, who would it be?"
Kevin P. Chavous | Posted 05.29.2012
More and more school districts are asking for budget increases to hire investigators and detectives to follow around low-income mothers and their kids to ensure that they aren't 'stealing an education' from the state. Really?
Monica J. Vila | Posted 05.29.2012
I set out to talk to the moms and dads behind the creation, production and distribution of video games to find out how they handle the negative perception on the part of friends, family, and neighbors.
JJ Keith | Posted 05.29.2012
For the first year of my daughter's life, everything was big: big love, big frustration, big anxiety, big mood swings, big me. Not since I was a teen had I been so transfixed by my own now-shriveled navel.
Barbara Greenberg | Posted 05.29.2012
Who, I would like to know, can resist wanting to feel appreciated and adored in an authentic way?
Dr. Dawn Harper | Posted 06.01.2012
This isn't the government telling people what to do, and it certainly isn't the government telling mums they're on their own in bringing up a baby. This is about supporting them through every step of the way and being the one-stop-shop for useful suggestions on how to give their baby the best start possible.
Wendy Fontaine | Posted 05.29.2012
It is a house like any other on our street. Small and neat, with a few tidy shrubs in the yard. The only sign that disaster occurred there is a patch of flattened sod near the sidewalk. Where the plane crashed.
Sarah Chang | Posted 05.27.2012
I don't profess to be fearless. In fact, I'm scared of a great many things.
Angela Lutin | Posted 05.29.2012
As my marriage fell apart and my ex saw us even less frequently, our son shifted into what he considered his role of "Man of the House." And, in one of many mistakes I've made in parenting, I let him.
Laurie Gerber | Posted 05.25.2012
How could we learn anything other than that which we grew up immersed in, and usually, are genetically predisposed to as well? The only way we could be any different or more imaginative, is if we put conscious thought and effort into it. Are you doing that?
Betsy Brown Braun | Posted 05.25.2012
When your child sees that you are choosing to be with him and not the phone, the computer, the laundry, or the baby, that strengthens your connection.
Rosalind Sedacca | Posted 05.25.2012
It's no secret that one of the biggest challenges a parent faces after divorce is staying in good communication with your children.
Leda Natkin Nelis | Posted 06.02.2012